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Why in news? A team of Indian botanists recently discovered a delicate herb with a striking yellow patch inside its flower. This newly described speci...
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Why in news? A team of Indian botanists recently discovered a delicate herb with a striking yellow patch inside its flower. This newly described speci...
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Why in news? During a visit to Berlin, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a group of German parliamentarians and called for deeper defenc...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has received an indigenously developed, AI‑enabled satellite imaging system called Prajna. The...
Why in news? Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced that Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, has been design...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has introduced the use of Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) on Indian highways. These ...
Why in news? A new study suggests that the jamun tree (Syzygium) originated far earlier than previously believed and that India was a major centre for...
Why in news? The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) released its Economic and Social Survey 2026. The re...
Why in news? India’s Union Ministry of Textiles instructed traders and balers to reduce their stocks of raw jute to zero by 5 May 2026. The order, i...
Why in news? Environmental researchers and community groups have raised alarms about high levels of arsenic in the Salween River, which flows through ...
Why in news? Scientists analysing a 700‑year‑old mummy from the Andean highlands of Bolivia have recovered DNA from Streptococcus pyogenes, the ba...
Why in news? Russian defence authorities have cleared the sale of the long‑range R‑37M air‑to‑air missile to India. The order, reportedly wort...
Why in news? At the 61st Femina Miss India pageant held in Bhubaneswar, the Union Ministry of Textiles unveiled the Vishwa Sutra initiative. The progr...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihoo...
Why in news? The Meghalaya government has decided that Lumpongdeng Island in the Umiam Lake will not be included in a proposed luxury resort project. ...
Why in news? The Union Agriculture Minister recently approved several procurement proposals under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) and the Price S...
Why in news? The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published a comprehensive Global Feedstock Assessment on the potential for produci...
Why in news? Researchers at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR‑IIIM) in Srinagar h...